From 22c2213f5985b42dfd4d6af2b4b93d0fbcd6b977 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Niels Thykier Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 21:25:50 +0200 Subject: PROGRAMMING: Document the use of debian/.debhelper Signed-off-by: Niels Thykier --- doc/PROGRAMMING | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/PROGRAMMING b/doc/PROGRAMMING index bca2312a..760b730f 100644 --- a/doc/PROGRAMMING +++ b/doc/PROGRAMMING @@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ The autoscript() function (see below) is one easy way to do this. dh_installdeb is an exception, it will run after the other commands and merge these modifications into the actual postinst scripts. -In general, files named debian/*.debhelper are internal to debhelper, and -their existence or use should not be relied on by external programs such as -the build process of a package. These files will be deleted by dh_clean. +In general, files named debian/*.debhelper and all content in +debian/.debhelper are internal to debhelper, and their existence or +use should not be relied on by external programs such as the build +process of a package. These files will be deleted by dh_clean. Debhelper programs should default to doing exactly what policy says to do. -- cgit v1.2.3